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Lost amid the yakking over all that yardage Sunday was this storyline: At long last, Jim Harbaugh finally beat Dave Wannstedt! As noted in this story I wrote over the weekend on the not-always-warm-and-cuddly relationship between Harbaugh and his former coach with the Bears, Harbaugh had never beaten a team with Wannstedt on its staff as a player. …

If you happen to know two of the greatest sports figures of the 20th century, send them Jim Harbaugh’s way: The 49ers coach would like to have Willie Mays and Muhammad Ali attend one of his team’s games. After about 18 minutes of football talk during Harbaugh’s press conference today, the conversation turned from mighty men (his 49ers) to Mighty Men: Ali and Mays. …

We all saw where this was going, right? Grandpa Gore’s best days were clearly behind him. Well, it remains to be seen how Gore will finish 2012, but one thing can’t be argued: He never started any of his previous seven seasons any better. …

On Wednesday, about 23 hours after the birth of his son, Jack Jr., Jim Harbaugh was already discussing what position he’d like the little guy to play. Quarterback? Nah. The former NFL signal-caller known for his blue-collar streak would prefer his son settled in at fullback and middle linebacker. …

Even before Alex Smith met Jim Harbaugh, he was thinking like his future head coach. In this story that ran in today’s Chronicle, Smith says he adopted what he views as a more intelligent approach to quarterbacking during the 2010 season. …

It was a continuation of a trend: the 49ers first-stringers have allowed points – four field goals and two touchdowns – on six of seven preseason drives. In addition, they don’t have a sack, haven’t forced a turnover and quarterbacks have compiled a 121.3 rating against them, completing 19 of 26 passes for 204 yards and two touchdowns. …

As coaches who share play-calling duties, Jim Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Greg Roman speak the same language. And that extends to other topics – such as the mid-March “evaluation” of Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning. …